整理
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
整理 (zhěnglǐ) · to tidy up
整理 (zhěnglǐ) means “to tidy up; to sort out; to put in order”. It is written with 2 characters: 整 (whole) + 理 (science). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 整理 is built
The characters
整 zhěng · whole
What 整 is made of
- 敕chì — an imperial order or decree
- 束shù — to bind
- 木mù — tree
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 束shù — to bind
- 正zhèng — first month of the lunar year
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: 敕 gives the meaning, 正 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
理 lǐ · science
What 理 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 王 gives the meaning, 里 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我要整理一下房间。Wǒ yào zhěnglǐ yīxià fángjiān.I need to tidy up my room.
你整理好行李了吗？Nǐ zhěnglǐ hǎo xíngli le ma?Have you finished packing your luggage?
Questions about 整理
What does 整理 mean?
整理 (zhěnglǐ) means “to tidy up; to sort out; to put in order”.
How do you pronounce 整理?
整理 is pronounced zhěnglǐ.
Which HSK level is 整理?
整理 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 调整tiáozhěngto adjust
- 完整wánzhěngcomplete
- 整个zhěnggèwhole
- 整齐zhěngqíneat
- 整体zhěngtǐwhole
- 整天zhěngtiānall day long
- 整整zhěngzhěngwhole
- 整顿zhěngdùnto reorganise
- 整zhěngwhole
- 道理dàolireason
Learn 整理 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 9: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.